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person-year

American  
[pur-suhn-yeer] / ˈpɜr sənˌyɪər /

noun

  1. a unit of measurement, especially in accountancy, based on an ideal amount of work done by one person in a year consisting of a standard number of person-days.


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There is no hint that these are company figures, that these are estimates, that these are “person-year” jobs — or that some of the estimates are likely pie in the sky.

From Washington Post